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Analog-to-digital converter device and method for calibrating clock skew

a technology of analog-to-digital converter and clock skew, which is applied in the direction of code conversion, transmission system, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of reducing the performance of analog-to-digital converter, and achieve the effect of still effectively calibrating the clock skew

Active Publication Date: 2021-02-09
GLOBAL UNICHIP CORPORATION +1
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Effectively calibrates clock skew even when the input signal frequency is close to the sampling frequency, improving the performance and linearity of the analog-to-digital converter device.

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In existing techniques, when the frequency of the input signal is close to the sampling frequency, it is difficult to effectively correct the timing error due to an insufficient time information acquired, resulting in a decrease in the performance of the analog-to-digital converter.

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[0016]All terms used herein have their standard meanings. The definition of the above terms in commonly used dictionaries, including any used examples of the terms discussed herein, that are in the content of the present application are illustrative examples only, and should not limit the scope and meaning of the present application. Similarly, the present application is not limited to the various embodiments shown in this specification.

[0017]The terms “coupled” or “connected” as used herein can both indicate that two or more components are in direct physical or electrical contact with each other, or in indirect physical or electrical contact with each other, and can also indicate that two or more components operate or act with each other.

[0018]The term “circuitry” as used herein generally refers to a single system formed from comprising one or more circuits. The term “circuit” generally refers to an object that processes signals by connecting one or more transistors and / or one or m...

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An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) device includes ADC circuitries, a calibration circuitry, and a skew adjusting circuitry. The ADC circuitries convert an input signal according to interleaved clock signals, in order to generate first quantized outputs. The calibration circuitry performs at least one calibration operation according to the first quantized outputs to generate second quantized outputs. The skew adjusting circuitry analyzes time difference information within even-numbered sampling periods of the clock signals, in order to generate adjustment signals. The adjustment signals are for reducing a clock skew in the ADC circuitries.

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PRIORITY CLAIM AND CROSS-REFERENCE[0001]The present application claims priority to Taiwan Application Serial Number 108131420, filed Aug. 30, 2019, and Taiwan Application Serial Number 108102604, filed Jan. 23, 2019, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties.BACKGROUNDField of Invention[0002]This application relates to an analog-to-digital converter device, and particularly relates to a time-interleaved analog-to-digital converter and a clock skew calibration method thereof.Description of Related Art[0003]In practical applications, analog-to-digital converters can have their own resolution or linearity affected due to timing errors (e.g. timing offset). In existing techniques, when the frequency of the input signal is close to the sampling frequency, it is difficult to effectively correct the timing error due to an insufficient time information acquired, resulting in a decrease in the performance of the analog-to-digital converter.SUMMARY[0004]In order to addres...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H03M1/00H03M1/10
CPCH03M1/1023H03M1/0624H03M1/0836H03M1/1033H03M1/1215
Inventor KANG, WEN-JUHCHEN, YU-CHULAM, MAN-PIO
Owner GLOBAL UNICHIP CORPORATION